Is it appropriate to communicate the gospel message in a way that’s shaped by culture? This question reveals a certain naiveté about culture. The minute we open our mouths we shape the gospel with the cultural, linguistic forms, sounds, and meanings–language. Even the Bible ...
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Discipleship
Leading People to be Globally Informed –
Leadership must be concerned with the people who are directly in front of you. But the concern of a leader must not end there. It is especially true for the church leader. We must be the ones who have a wider perspective regarding God's work and guide the church to have the ...
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4 Cultural Challenges to Discipleship –
One of the primary terms the Bible uses to describe our relationship with Jesus is the word “walk.” It’s a good word; it has the connotation of a forward progression. We aren’t meant to have a stagnant relationship with our Lord; instead, we are making forward progress in ...
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5LQ Episode 58: Jennie Allen –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Jennie Allen, author, speaker, and director of the IF: Gathering. Jennie founded If: Gathering several years ago to be a connection point for women to "gather, equip, and unleash the next generation ...
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5 Thoughts on Unity and Uniformity –
1. There is danger in confusing uniformity and unity
Uniformity offers a pseudo-unity. After all, it is possible to build something (even a ministry) on uniformity and call it unity, when in reality it is not unity at all. A church with uniformity gathers people from the same ...
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5LQ Episode 50: Chris Sadler –
In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Chris Sadler, the National Director of Alpha USA. Alpha is a course that introduces people to the basics of the Christian faith and has reached more than 27 million people worldwide. It has a ...
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